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Flood alert in Rawalpindi, Islamabad due to heavy rain
Low-lying districts in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and other parts of the country have been inundated due to heavy rainfall, forcing authorities to begin evacuating inhabitants from neighbourhoods around Nullah Lai as water levels reached unsafe levels.
Due to the rain which started last nite and continued till Wednesday morning, the water level of Nullah Lai continued to rise. Flooding fears prompted the twin cities to activate their flood warning sirens.
The officials said the water level in Kattarian was 22 feet and in Gawalmandi 19 feet.
The district administration of Rawalpindi has requested the Pakistan Army to aid in the emergency situation.
Authorities have recommended residents to stay away from Nullah Lai and other streams and low-lying regions and take preventive precautions. The state of emergency continues in the vulnerable areas.
Average rainfall was some 76 mm in the twin cities. Golra recorded the maximum rainfall of 114mm in Islamabad followed by Saidpur 71mm, PMD H-8 57mm and Bokra-I-12 46mm.
In Rawalpindi, New Katarian had 59mm of rain, Pirwadhai 51mm and Shamsabad and Gawalmandi 45mm apiece. About 33mm was recorded near Kacheri-Chaklala.
The water level in Nullah Lai has started receding but alert is still on in Kattarian, Gawalmandi.
The Met Department has expected further rain in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and portions of Punjab as well as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The Flood Forecasting Division in Lahore said low-level flooding was observed at the Kalabagh and Guddu barrages on the Indus River, while the situation in other rivers was normal.
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Trophy unveiled as Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England gear up for ODI tri-series
The trophy for the upcoming ODI tri-series between Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England has been unveiled with the captains of the three sides sitting for photographs with the silverware.
Pakistan skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi, England captain Harry Brook and Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis were present at the trophy unveiling ceremony ahead of the much-awaited tournament.
The tri-series begins on October 18 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with hosts Pakistan facing Sri Lanka in the opening game. The match is set to commence at 1:00 pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST).
Rawalpindi will host the first three matches of the competition before the action shifts to Lahore.
The final will be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on October 31.
The teams will face each other twice in a double round-robin format throughout the league stage, creating a competitive series amongst the three nations.
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Indian students hold ‘stop vote theft’ protest against Modi govt in London
Hundreds of Indian students gathered at Parliament Square in the British capital on Saturday to protest against India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and seek the dismissal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a disputed alteration of electoral lists.
The event, organized by the Indian Overseas Congress Youth branch, with backing from UK-based Indian students’ groups and other diaspora organizations, included appeals to end “vote theft” and defend India’s democratic institutions.
The rally was addressed by Dhruv Rathee, an activist who was the keynote speaker during the “Stop Vote Chori” (Stop Vote Theft) protest.
He demanded the replacement of the chief election commissioner through a mechanism negotiated by the administration and the opposition leader.
“It is important that the message against ‘vote chori’ is spread in our country,” Rathee stated in Hindi. “These protests will continue until the Chief Election Commissioner is removed and a person accepted by the government and Leader of the Opposition is appointed.”
Hundreds of Indian students gathered at the Parliament Square in the British capital on Saturday to protest against India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and demand the sacking of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a disputed alteration of electoral lists.
The event, organized by the Indian Overseas Congress Youth branch, with backing from UK-based Indian students’ groups and other diaspora organizations, included appeals to end “vote theft” and defend India’s democratic institutions.
The rally was addressed by Dhruv Rathee, an activist who was the keynote speaker during the “Stop Vote Chori” (Stop Vote Theft) protest.
He demanded the replacement of the chief election commissioner through a mechanism negotiated by the administration and the opposition leader.
“It is important that the message against ‘vote chori’ is spread in our country,” Rathee stated in Hindi. “These protests will end when the Chief Election Commissioner is replaced by a person acceptable to both the government and the Leader of the Opposition.
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Canada reports deaths after ‘incident’ on military base in Alberta
Late on Saturday, Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty stated there were “fatalities and injuries” following an incident at a military base in western Canada.
“I am saddened to say that there have been fatalities and injuries as a consequence of an incident on the base,” McGuinty added, named as Wainwright in Alberta.
Prime Minister Mark Carney had previously posted to X on Saturday that “a serious incident creating a major fire” had occurred at the base.
Neither gave specifics about how many injuries there were or what happened at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, some 200 kilometers southeast of Edmonton.
“We’ll have more to say in the hours and days to come,” added McGuinty.
CFB Wainwright is among the busiest army bases in Canada.
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